Mineral Resources Act 1989

This section provides for requirements (the initial development plan requirements) for a proposed initial development plan for a mining lease for a prescribed mineral.

The proposed plan must provide for each of the following—

an overview of the activities proposed to be carried out under the mining lease during all of the relevant term;

for each year of the plan period—

the nature and extent of activities proposed to be carried out under the mining lease during the year; and

where the activities are proposed to be carried out;

for each mineral the holder proposes to mine under the mining lease during all of the relevant term—

the location and an estimate of the resources of the mineral in all of the area of the mining lease; and

the standards and procedures used to make the estimate; and

the rate and amount of the proposed mining; and

a schedule for the proposed mining during the plan period;

spatial data or documents that show the matters mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c)(i), (iii) and (iv);

if the mining lease is part of a mining project and the plan does not relate to 1 or more of the mining leases that comprise the project—how the overview of activities mentioned in paragraph (a) relates to the activities proposed to be carried out under those leases during the remainder of their terms;

any other information relevant to the criteria mentioned in section 317N;

reasons why the plan is considered appropriate;

another matter prescribed by regulation.

The proposed plan must state its period.

The period must not be longer than—

if the relevant term of the mining lease is 5 years or more—5 years; or

otherwise—the relevant term of the mining lease.

The proposed plan must comply with any requirements about the form of a development plan prescribed by regulation.

In this section—

if a proposed initial development plan is included with an application for renewal of a mining lease—the term of the renewed mining lease; or

otherwise—the remaining term of the mining lease.